{"id":11705,"date":"2026-09-15T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11705"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:33:52","slug":"weatherbrains-1078-i-gotta-pee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11705","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1078:  I Gotta Pee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1078\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb091426.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1078<\/a> is now online (September 14th, 2026). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42911307\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2VMDH7KxQ0w?si=y-feZuRi1x4NSEL8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This week&#8217;s WeatherBrains episode is all about Wisconsin Public Radio&#8217;s &#8220;Weather Guys&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Guest WeatherBrains for tonight&#8217;s episode are some of the smartest people in the weather enterprise. \u00a0<strong>Dr. Jonathan Martin<\/strong> joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. \u00a0He won the Edward Lawrence Teaching Award in 2016 by the AMS. \u00a0He&#8217;s authored 90 papers and has helped publish several books including a biography on British meteorologist Reginald Sutcliffe about inventions on modern weather systems. \u00a0He was named by Princeton Review as one of the nation&#8217;s top 300 professors. \u00a0<strong>Dr. Martin<\/strong>, welcome to the show!<\/p>\n<p>We are honored to also have on the show<strong> Dr. Steven Ackerman<\/strong>. \u00a0He was the Director of CIMSS (The Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies) for over a decade. \u00a0He was Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \u00a0He&#8217;s won many awards as public service medals and is very involved with leadership initiatives. \u00a0He&#8217;s won the Exceptional Public Service medal and is very involved with the student body. \u00a0<strong>Dr. Ackerman<\/strong>, welcome to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HSMoXWuXwAAMbQi?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"968\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. <strong>Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuscaloosa, AL hits record high of 101F on 09\/14\/26 (01:15)<\/li>\n<li>Ridge going nowhere anytime soon! \u00a0(01:30)<\/li>\n<li>What is &#8220;baratropic&#8221;? \u00a0(10:45)<\/li>\n<li>Revolution in access to data over the decades (17:30)<\/li>\n<li>Advice to meteorology students who are soon entering the workforce (20:00)<\/li>\n<li>Relationship between PBS and Wisconsin (21:30)<\/li>\n<li>Development of &#8220;Weather Guys&#8221; (26:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Ackerman&#8217;s<\/strong> and <strong>Dr. Martin&#8217;s<\/strong> recommended weather apps \u00a0(38:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>CIMSS<\/strong>: \u00a0What it is and when it started (46:00)<\/li>\n<li>The Next Big Thing in weather satellites? (50:00)<\/li>\n<li>CubeSat constellations (01:02:00)<\/li>\n<li>The future of radio? (01:10:30)<\/li>\n<li>Correlation between specific weather and El Ni\u00f1o ENSO phase (01:20:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/strong> (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Week in Tornado History With Jen<\/strong> (01:26:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Mail Segment\u00a0<\/strong>(01:27:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes!<\/strong> (01:31:30)<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1078: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aos.wisc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UW Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wxguys.ssec.wisc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Weather Guys<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alabamaweathernetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Weather Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Steven Ackerman &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/news\/worldview-image-archive\/volcanic-eruption-anak-krakatau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volcanic Eruption of Anak Krakatau<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jonathan Martin &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/2026\/09\/10\/storms\/hurricane\/atlantic-hurricane-season-quiet-during-peak-september\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantic hurricane season peak: no storms and a record hurricane delay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.negahc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Northeast Georgia History Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/disney-college-program-participant-dies-after-apparent-lightning-strike-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney College Program participant killed in lightning strike; Good Samaritans recount rescue attempt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/small-satellite-missions\/nasa-cubesat-to-test-miniaturized-weather-satellite-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA CubeSat to Test Miniaturized Weather Satellite Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jperez1690?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Perez on X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spann\/status\/2099525379371212990?s=61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Spann on X: Auburn Football lightning delay on September 12th<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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